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Vitamins are substances that your body needs to grow and develop normally VSports手机版. Vitamin C is an antioxidant. It is important for your skin, bones, and connective tissue. It promotes healing and helps the body absorb iron.

Vitamin C comes from fruits and vegetables V体育安卓版. Good sources include citrus, red and green peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, and greens. Some juices and cereals have added vitamin C.

Some people may need extra vitamin C:

• Pregnant/breastfeeding women
• Smokers
• People recovering from surgery
• Burn victims

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• Vitamin C (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements) Also in Spanish
• Vitamin C (Harvard School of Public Health)

Specifics

• Is It Possible to Take Too Much Vitamin C? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

"V体育安卓版" Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Ascorbic Acid (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• V体育平台登录 - Article: Serum Vitamin C concentrations are inversely related to biological aging: a...
• Article: No Significant Association Between Vitamin C Supplements and Frailty in Korean...
• Article: Knowledge, attitudes, and prevalence of vitamin C intake among the general...
• Vitamin C -- see more articles

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• Find a Nutrition Expert (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
• "V体育2025版" Food and Drug Administration
• "V体育平台登录" Food and Nutrition Information Center
• National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements

Patient Handouts (V体育ios版)

• Scurvy (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Vitamin C (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish